10A NCAC 43D .0705      PAYMENT OF WIC FOOD BENEFITS

The State of North Carolina shall:

(1)           accept EBT transactions for North Carolina WIC food benefits through the Federal Reserve and commercial banking systems;

(2)           provide payment for all valid WIC food benefits. To the extent that funds are available in the WIC disbursing account, payment shall be provided by the Department of Health and Human Services.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 130A‑361; 42 U.S.C. 1786; 7 C.F.R. 246.12;

Eff. July 1, 1981;

Amended Eff. October 1, 2009; April 1, 2001;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 23, 2017;

Amended Eff. March 1, 2020.